"Give some time to the Indian team for test cricket. A strong team will develop over time. There are wins and losses, but it's also important that it was a significant milestone for test cricket that the match lasted five days and featured multiple centuries. Indian test cricket is heading i
India head coach Gautam Gambhir defended the tail-end despite the twin batting collapse in each innings of the opening Test against England at Headingley.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir confirmed that the management won't budge from the three-match utilisation of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah despite enduring a five-wicket setback in the series opener against England at Headingley.
Former cricketer Yograj Singh lauded the right-arm seamer Jasprit Bumrah for his exceptional performance in the first innings of the ongoing Leeds Test at Headingley against England.
Following India's vice-captain Rishabh Pant's twin centuries in the ongoing Leeds Test at Headingley, former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar believes that Pant can surpass former skipper Rahul Dravid in scoring the most centuries for India on English soil.
Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was reprimanded for his on-field conduct during England's first innings on Day 3 of the ongoing Leeds Test at Headingley.
India started Day 4 on 90/2, with KL Rahul (47*) and skipper Shubman Gill (6*) unbeaten. Brydon Carse gave India an early blow as he removed Gill in the second over of Day 4 for eight runs.
In his outing against England on Sunday in the first test of the five-test match series, at Leeds, Bumrah grabbed his 14th five-wicket haul of his test career despite four drop catches on his bowling.
Brook missed a well-deserved century by just one run as he was sent back to the pavilion by right-arm seamer Prasidh Krishna at the score of 99 runs (112 balls), which was laced with 11 boundaries and two maximums in his innings.
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri heaped praise on the team's wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant following his exceptional batting performance on the second day of the Leeds Test against England at Headingley on Saturday.
Team India and England arrived at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday ahead of the start of the second day's play of the first Test of the five-match series between both sides.